BODY FOUND IN POPLAR BLUFF, INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Authorities are asking for assistance in identifying a body that was located this past weekend in Poplar Bluff.
Butler County Coroner Jim Akers tells KWOC News, that on Saturday afternoon, at around 4 pm, three kayakers located a body in Black River near the Ashcroft and Wilson Street intersection.
Akers says the body had been in the water for at least two or three days prior to being found. The body is described as an adult white male, estimated at 30-50 years of age, balding with several days of beard growth, muscular build, wearing a black shirt, black jeans over swimming trunks, and black sports shoes.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday morning in Farmington.
The Poplar Bluff Police Department, the Poplar Bluff Fire Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Water Division, and the Butler County Coroner’s Office are assisting with the investigation.
Akers says anyone who has information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Poplar Bluff Police Department at 573-785-5776, the Butler County Sheriff’s Department at 573-785-8444, or the Butler County Coroner’s Office at 573-686-7884.
LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 POPLAR BLUFF SHOWDOWN
The eight teams who will be playing in the 2022 Poplar Bluff Showdown have been released.
Poplar Bluff Athletics Director Kent Keith tells KWOC News that in addition to Poplar Bluff, the field will include four Tennessee teams and three Arkansas teams.
Poplar Bluff will be joined by Springdale, Blytheville, and Little Rock Christian, from Arkansas, along with Memphis Hillcrest, Memphis Douglass, Haywood, and Germantown, from Tennessee.
The three day Tournament will begin on Wednesday, December 28th.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN SENTENCED ON 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
A Poplar Bluff man will spend around three decades behind bars on a second degree murder charge.
46 year old Michael Choate was found guilty by a Dunklin County jury in April of the offenses of murder 2nd degree and armed criminal action.
The charges stem from the August 2019 death of Choate’s girlfriend, 37 year old Katrina Suiter, in Butler County.
Last week Choate was sentenced to 28 years’ incarceration on the murder charge and four years’ incarceration on the armed criminal action charge.
The two sentences were ordered to be served consecutively.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING SHOOTING
An investigation is underway in connection to a weekend shooting in Southeast Missouri.
According to the Caruthersville Police Department, the shooting occurred at the American Legion during the early morning hours on Sunday.
Few details about the incident have been released and officials are asking anyone who has information to contact the Caruthersville Police Department at 573-333-0216.
REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY ON ROUTE 53 IN BUTLER COUNTY
Route 53 in Butler County will be reduced today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews mill the roadway.
The section of roadway to be reduced is located from Route N to County Road 218.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SEAL COAT OPERATION UNDERWAY IN WAYNE COUNTY
Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making driving surface improvements today on Route F in Wayne County.
Officials tell KWOC News that crews will be seal coating Route F from Route 67 to the end of State maintenance.
Seal coats are a pavement repair process that is used on roads with lower traffic volumes to extend the life of the roadway.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
